S. 3821 · 109th Congress · enacted
COMPETE Act of 2006
Became Public Law No: 109-463.
Latest official action 2006-12-22 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 6, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Creating Opportunities for Minor League Professionals, Entertainers, and Teams through Legal Entry Act of 2006 or the COMPETE Act of 2006 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to enlarge the scope of P-1 (athletes and entertainers) nonimmigrant visas to include: (1) a professional athlete; (2) a person who performs as an athlete, coach, or part of a team that is located in the United States and is a member of certain amateur foreign leagues or associations from which a significant number of individuals are drafted by major sports leagues or their minor league affiliates; and (3) a professional or amateur athlete who performs individually or as part of a group in a theatrical ice skating production coming to the United States in a specific ice skating production or tour. (Currently such provision is limited to athletes performing at an "internationally recognized level of performance.") Prohibits visa issuance to an alien from a country that is a state sponsor of international terrorism unless the Secretary of State determines that such alien is not a threat to U.S. security. Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to permit: (1) a petition to seek P-1 classification for multiple alien athletes; and (2) athletes or their employ…
Congressional Research Service · 2006-12-22
Who reported lobbying on this bill?
Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Susan M. Collins
Senate · ME · Republican
$2,384,579PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
John Cornyn
Senate · TX · Republican
$1,943,978PAC receipts · 2025–2026
5 of 5 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$25,000
DENALI LEADERSHIP PAC$25,000
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I$25,000
THE HAWKEYE PAC$25,000
TOMORROW IS MEANINGFUL PAC$25,000
AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$22,500
ABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP CIVIC ACTION COMMITTEE (AKA AKIN GUMP PAC)$20,000
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC$20,000
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
BEST AT BRINGING ENTREPRENEURIAL RESULTS NEVER IMAGINED OR ENVISIONED PAC$20,000
BIG SKY OPPORTUNITY PAC$20,000
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$20,000
BUILDING UP DEMOCRACY'S DREAM$20,000
CATERPILLAR INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CATPAC)$20,000
DAKOTA PAC$20,000
DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$20,000
ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
FREEDOM FUND$20,000
FUND FOR AMERICA'S FUTURE$20,000
HEARTLAND VALUES PAC$20,000
INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC)$20,000
INTERNATIONAL PAPER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IP-PAC)$20,000
JOBS OPPORTUNITY AND NEW IDEAS PAC$20,000
KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)$20,000
LETS GET TO WORK PAC$20,000
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$20,000
NEBRASKA SANDHILLS PAC$20,000
OORAH! POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
PENNSYLVANIA HONOR$20,000
RESPONSIBILITY AND FREEDOM WORK PAC (RFWPAC)$20,000
STRATEGY PAC$20,000
TEXTRON INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
TOGETHER HOLDING OUR MAJORITY PAC$20,000
UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT$20,000
The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
Dated agency-reported implementation and uptake measures are shown with their scope. They do not by themselves establish causal success. If no evidence is listed, the outcome is not established.
Measured outcome: not established
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